Photograph by
Battelle, Hughey J.
Subject of
Brown, Paul
Date
ca. 1937
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 6 7/16 × 4 7/16 in. (16.3 × 11.2 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 × 4 7/8 in. (17.8 × 12.4 cm)
Description
A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Paul Brown. Brown is depicted in profile from the chest up. He is facing the left edge of the image. Brown is wearing a black tuxedo with a white bow tie. There is a white flower attached to his proper left lapel and a white pocket square tucked into his proper left breast pocket. The photographer's mark, printed in the negative, in the bottom left corner of the photograph reads, [H. BAttELLE / N.Y.C.]. There are no inscriptions on the front of the photograph. There are several pencil notations written on the back of the photograph.
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Dance
Jazz (Music)
Nightlife
Photography
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.46.25.203
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53343f0c9-bc66-4843-be67-ee8b2787749f

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